Lincoln declared an insurrection in April 1861. The Civil War, like the Vietnam War were un-declared wars.
When South Carolina forced the surrender of Fort Sumter.
When South Carolina forced the surrender of Fort Sumter.
When South Carolina forced the surrender of Fort Sumter.
Lincoln asked them to return, but they refused. So he waited. It wasn't until the south attacked Fort Sumpter that Lincoln declared war.
On April 15, 1861 President Lincoln declared a "state of insurrection." The US Civil War, like the Vietnam War was not a declared war. After his declaration he set out a call-up for men to man his armies.
War can only be declared by the government. Otherwise it is a insurrection or guerrilla warfare.
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln declared that the purpose of the Civil War was to... *
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an official holiday.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln said that Harpers Ferry was not a slave insurrection, but rather "an attempt by white men to get up a revolt among slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate." He explained that Southerners had attempted time and time again since the event to make political capital out of it. Lincoln claimed it was the perfect example of the South's attempt to "rule or ruin."